1915SILENT COMEDY SHORTS
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN FROM HIS ESSANAY DAYS
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN FROM HIS ESSANAY DAYS
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HIS NEW JOB
RELEASED FEBRUARY 1, 1915 CHARLIE APPLIES FOR A JOB AT THE LOCKSTONE FILM STUDIOS WHERE HE HAS A PLEASANT FLIRTATION WITH A YOUNG GIRL IN THE WAITING ROOM. MISTAKING CHARLIE AS A PROPERTY MAN, A DIRECTOR PUTS HIM TO WORK AS A STAND-IN FOR THE ABSENT LEADING MAN. PUTTING ON THE ACTOR'S COSTUME, CHARLIE FINDS IT TWO SIZES TOO LARGE AS HE BLUNDERS THROUGH THE ROLE AS A ROMANTIC HERO, INEVITABLY TURNING THE STUDIO INTO A DISASTER AREA. AGNES AYRES, FRANK J COLEMAN, CHARLES INSLEY, CHARLOTTE MINEAU, GLORIA SWANSON IN ONE OF HER EARLIEST APPEARANCES, BEN TURPIN, LEO WHITE. |
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THE CHAMPION
RELEASED MARCH 11, 1915 THE RAVENOUS CHARLIE & HIS FAITHFUL BULLDOG PASS THE TRAINING QUARTERS OF SPIKE DUGAN. THERE CHARLIE LEARNS THAT SPARRING PARTNERS ARE WANTED. HE PICKS UP A HORSESHOE FOR GOOD LUCK, AND WITH HUNGER PAINS GNAWING AWAY, DETERMINES TO FIND WORK AS A BOXER. AFTER SEEING THREE ASSAILANTS CARRIED OUT UNCONSCIOUS, THE LITTLE TRAMP REALIZES THAT THE BEST PLACE FOR HIS GOOD LUCK HORSESHOE IS IN HIS BOXING GLOVE. AFTER KNOCKING OUT THE CHAMPION, CHARLIE IS HAILED A GOLDEN BOY AND SCHEDULED FOR A CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT. WHILE IN TRAINING, A GAMBLER TRIES TO GET HIM TO THROW THE FIGHT. CHARLIE IS CERTAIN HE WILL LOSE ANYWAY, & HE DOES AFTER LEARNING THAT HORSESHOES ARE NOT ALLOWED. LLOYD BACON, BUD JAMISON, EDNA PURVIANCE, LEO WHITE, WITH G.M. ANDERSON BRONCO BILLY, APPEARING BRIEFLY AS AN EXTRA. |
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THE TRAMP
RELEASED APRIL 11, 1915 GIVEN A HANDOUT TIED IN A HANDKERCHIEF, CHARLIE SITS DOWN BY THE ROADSIDE TO EAT. A HOBO SNEAKS UP BEHIND HIM, TAKES HIS LUNCH, AND TIES A BRICK IN THE HANDKERCHIEF. MEANWHILE, THE HOBO & HIS FRIENDS HAVE DISCOVERED A BEAUTIFUL FARMER'S DAUGHTER COUNTING HER MONEY. THEY CHASE HER, BUT CHARLIE COMES TO THE RESCUE IN THE NICK OF TIME. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE GIRL'S FATHER GIVES CHARLIE A JOB ON THE FARM WHERE HE PROCEEDS TO BUMBLE EVERY TASK. WHEN THE HOBOS RETURN TO ROB THE FARM, THE LITTLE TRAMP SOUNDS THE ALARM, CHASES THE HOBOS OFF AND BECOMES A HERO. DREAMING OF MARRYING THE DAUGHTER & SETTLING DOWN ON THE FARM, CHARLIE DISCOVERS SHE ALREADY HAS A SWEETHEART. BILLY ARMSTRONG, LLOYD BACON, FRED GOODWIN, BUD JAMISON, PADDY MCGUIRE, EDNA PURVIANCE, LEO WHITE |
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A WOMAN
RELEASED JULY 12, 1915 CHARLIE IS READY FOR A ROMP IN THE PARK WHERE HE QUICKLY MAKES TWO ENEMIES. ONE IS A MAN WHO HAS LEFT HIS WIFE & DAUGHTER ASLEEP ON A PARK BENCH TO FOLLOW A FLIRTATIOUS YOUNG LADY. THE OTHER IS A MAN WHO ALREADY THINKS HE HAS WON THE SAME FLIRT. THE ABANDONED WIFE AND CHILD WAKE UP, MEET CHARLIE, AND INVITE HIM HOME FOR SUPPER. THE TWO MEN ARRIVE HOME AND RECOGNIZE THE LITTLE TRAMP AS THE MISCHIEF-MAKER WHO SPOILED THEIR RENDEZVOUS WITH THE YOUNG WOMAN. HIDING IN AN UPSTAIRS BEDROOM, CHARLIE DRESSES UP AS A WOMAN, CROSS DRESSING, SHAVES OFF HIS MUSTACHE, AND MAKES A BIG HIT WITH THE GENTLEMEN. BILLY ARMSTRONG, MARTA GOLDEN, CHARLES INSLEY, EDNA PURVIANCE, MARGIE REIGER, LEO WHITE. |
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